In a bid to sort out differences and repair relations with Egypt, Qatar-based Al Jazeera has suspended its Egyptian broadcast which was known to voice views of President Mohamed Mursi supporters and Muslim Brotherhood – a political force in Egypt. Al-Jazeera said it would instead incorporate Mubasher Misr into a… Read More
Etihad Airways completed the acquisition of 49 per cent equity stake in Alitalia, an Italian carrier. Both the airlines completed the formalities related to the transfer of air transport operations from Alitalia CAI to the new Alitalia SAI. Etihad Airways subscribed and paid for the… Read More
Yemen has closed down the distribution of the state-run paper Al Thawra following the intervention of Al Houthi into the editorial policy of the newspaper last week. The intervention is said to be forced on the state-run paper by the Al Houthis, because of which… Read More
Amagi, a TV advertising and cloud-based broadcast infrastructure, has launched Ad monetization platforms that are designed for TV Networks whose satellite feeds cover countries outside its origin. The initiative has been launched in the Middle East and Europe first, as the two have been identified… Read More
Kony, Inc., a mobility company, today announced the appointment of Steven Medeiros as Vice President and General Manager of Asia Pacific and Middle East. As part of the company’s global expansion strategy, Steve will focus on building out offices and channels in the markets of… Read More
The Gunn Report, an independent global report for creative communications, has released a compilation of top best 50 print campaigns ‘The Art of Illustrations’ spanning over a period of 15 years from across 21 different countries. Topping the Best Illustrations is the ‘EMI Music Piracy… Read More
du has tied up with Microsoft to provide the first-ever Office 365 offering to UAE based small and medium businesses (SMB). With this, du has become the first telecom service provider in the UAE to offer Office 365 cloud-based productivity applications and services directly to SMB. The… Read More
OgilvyOne has been given the regional digital duties for Indigo Living as the furniture retailer looks to update its ecommerce site for its retail and commercial businesses. Indigo Living provides furnishings and interior design services with retail bases in Dubai, China, Hong Kong as well… Read More
Memac Ogilvy has appointed Paul Shearer as the Group’s new Chief Creative Officer (CCO). Mr Shearer brings 25 years of experience in advertising to his new role and will be based in Memac Ogilvy’s Dubai, UAE office. Commenting on the appointment, Edmond Moutran, Chairman and… Read More
Facebook has announced that it is going to cut down its organic reach. In other words, it’s going to reduce unpaid posts of brands and those which it feels are ‘overly promotional’. A blog post of the company stated, “While Pages that post a lot… Read More
